Bachelor of Science in Business Administration: Educational Business Services Concentration

For busy adults looking to earn a business administration degree and work in school administration, Ottawa University offers a life-friendly online Business Administration degree program with a concentration in education systems that you can complete at your own pace, from the comfort of your home – or anywhere you have Internet access.

Educational Business Services Concentration Courses:

Educational Psychology

The Exceptional Child

Foundations of Schools in a Diverse Society

Human Resources Administration

Leadership

About Ottawa University

Ottawa University is a private, nonprofit, regionally accredited institution dedicated to providing you with quality education that honors enlightened faith, exemplary service, inspired leadership, and personal growth and significance.

We offer online degree programs with a generous credit transfer policy that honors past experience – up to 80 credit hours! And as an online student, you’ll benefit from personal attention, including your own personal success coach.

With 24/7 access to your assignments, lectures and course work, you can earn your Bachelor’s degree in Business Administration on your schedule – without quitting your day job.

For more information on this professional management in education systems program or another business program for adults, contact us today.

Educational Business Services Concentration Courses

A concentration consists of a minimum of four courses, of which at least 12 semester credits must be upper division. See the course catalog for more information regarding concentrations.
All of the following are required courses:

Business Administration Major Courses

Accounting for Business Operations | ACC 20364
Introduces operating activities of business. Emphasis on using income statements to plan and evaluate the operations of a for-profit entity.

Macroeconomics | ECO 20163
Focuses on inflationary consequences of monetary and fiscal policies designed to eliminate poverty and unemployment, significance of money and government deficits on attainment of goals of high employment and economic growth in a non-inflationary environment and role of the dollar in international trade.

Microeconomics | ECO 20263
Study of the role of prices in allocating and developing scarce resources to meet the needs and demands of consumers, the impact of the profit motive on business size and efficiency, the economic power of large-scale business firms, the interplay of private and public choice through price controls, business regulation and taxation.

College Algebra | MAT 10643
College Algebra emphasizes problem solving techniques using algebraic concepts. The focus of the course is directed toward exploring how algebra is used in the social and physical sciences. Topics covered include fundamental concepts of algebra, equations, and inequalities, functions and graphs, systems of linear equations, exponential and logarithmic equations, composition and inverse functions.

Business Ethics | OAD 31664
Introduces development of personal and group norms required for work places. Topics include moral reasoning in business, employee rights and responsibilities of corporations.

Financing and Investing Activities | ACC 20464
Extension of ACC 20364 Accounting for Business Operations. Planning and evaluation of business operations and acquiring, disposing and financing assets of entity. Time value of money introduced. Emphasis on interpretation and use of the balance sheet and statement of cash flows.

Introduction to the fundamental topics in informatics including a basic understanding of information theory. Topics include human-computer interaction, ownership of information and information sources, information representation, information life cycle, and the transformation of data to information.

Production Operations Management | OAD 30013
Introduction to the theory and practice of production management as a functional area in the strategic management of operations and manufacturing in domestic and international companies. Examines problems encountered in planning, operating, and controlling production of goods and services. Other topics include the two major areas of production and operations management, operation system design, and operation and control of systems.

Management | OAD 30563
Discusses process for managing organizations including planning, organizing, leading and evaluating. Examines administrative role in organizations and concepts relevant to its function and historical development of administrative thought.

Business Law | OAD 31063
Introduces American legal system as it relates to business. Includes contracts, commercial paper, sales, agency, and property.

Principles of Marketing | OAD 31863
Focuses on advanced theoretical concepts of accountancy. Includes measurement and analysis of Analysis of consumer behavior and configuration of target markets. Emphasis on management of organization activities designed to satisfy target market planning, pricing, promotion and distribution of the product or service.

Human Resources Administration | OAD 32563
Continuation of Advanced Accounting focusing on theoretical concepts in accountancy. Includes further analyses of economic data and business ownership and dissolution. Advanced examination of topics in foreign currency transactions and reporting requirements, interim reporting and segment reporting requirements, partnership formation and liquidation, partnership income distribution, public institutions and bankruptcies.

Foundations of Finance | FIN 30000
Foundations of Finance focuses on the analysis of financial information within an enterprise. Problems and analysis will focus on the financial information related to capital requirements and the relationships of how financial decisions impact both the firm and the shareholder. Concepts used in FIN 30000 form the foundation of all elective finance courses. Main topics covered include: time value of money, valuation of stocks and bonds, risk and return, and principles of capital budgeting. Prerequisites: ACC 20364 Accounting for Business Operations

Strategies and Policies | OAD 49100
Capstone course that guides student to the integration of functional areas of a business firm and analysis of mission and objectives, external environment, and internal strengths and limitations of an organization. Includes formulation of strategies. Prerequisites: FIN 30000 Foundations of Finance, OAD 30563 Management, and OAD 31863 Marketing.

Download a Program Overview sheet that details the Foundation and Major Course Requirements.

Add a Minor

Add any of Ottawa University's minors to your degree to take it to the next level. A minor consists of at least 20 credit hours of which at least half of the credit hours are completed at Ottawa University.